Editing ADHD (paintball team)


'''ADHD''' was a New Zealand competitive [[paintball]] team based in [[Auckland]]. The team competed in X-Ball tournaments in New Zealand and internationally during the mid-2010s, representing the Auckland tournament paintball community at competitions including the [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] (SAPC) Race Series, the [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] (NZPPL) and the 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia.

ADHD was associated with [[Asylum Paintball]] in Kingseat, south of Auckland. Its competitive record includes the 2014 SAPC Open X-Ball season championship, victory at the August 2014 NZPPL Pro X-Ball tournament and a Division 2 appearance at World Cup Asia in Malaysia.[1][2][3]

== History ==

=== Formation and early competition ===

ADHD emerged in Auckland's competitive paintball community during the early 2010s. Its precise founding date has not been established, although the team was registered on [[PBLeagues]] on '''15 January 2014'''.[1]

The team's PBLeagues profile lists Auckland as its hometown and Asylum Paintball as its home field.

Asylum operated at the former [[Kingseat Hospital]] complex in Kingseat, Karaka, and provided outdoor tournament facilities using inflatable bunkers. The venue hosted SAPC, NZPPL and independent competitive paintball events.

ADHD competed in Open X-Ball and Pro X-Ball competitions during 2014, establishing itself as one of the leading teams in Auckland's local tournament series.

=== 2014 SAPC Race Series ===

ADHD competed in the four-event 2014 South Auckland Paintball Club Race Series, held at Asylum Paintball.

The team won every recorded Open X-Ball event during the season, finishing first at the February, May, July and September tournaments.[2]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ ADHD – 2014 SAPC Open X-Ball results
! Event
! Dates
! Position
! Ranking points
|-
| SAPC February Race #1
| 8–9 February
| 1st of 6
| 100
|-
| SAPC May Race #2
| 3–4 May
| 1st of 8
| 100
|-
| SAPC July Race #3
| 12–13 July
| 1st of 7
| 100
|-
| SAPC September Race #4
| 27–28 September
| 1st of 5
| 100
|-
! colspan="3" | Season total
! 400
|}

The four victories gave ADHD the 2014 SAPC Open X-Ball championship with 400 ranking points.

'''Disposal Unit''' finished second in the season standings with 314.5 points, followed by '''Tempest''' with 229 points.

Other teams competing in the division included CamoMeat, Shattered, Mischief Militia and Low Gear.

The season standings were based on points awarded for tournament placings, rather than the number of individual points scored during matches.[2]

=== 2014 NZPPL competition ===

ADHD also competed in the [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] during 2014.

At the NZPPL Race 2-4 Event 2 tournament, held in Auckland on '''30–31 August 2014''', ADHD won the '''Pro X-Ball''' division.

The team finished first among six competitors, ahead of Trauma and The Wild Bunch.[3]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2014 NZPPL Auckland event – Pro X-Ball
! Event position
! Team
|-
| 1
| ADHD
|-
| 2
| Trauma
|-
| 3
| The Wild Bunch
|-
| 4
| Kamikaze Knights
|-
| 5
| Low Gear
|-
| 6
| Mischief Militia
|}

PBLeagues records ADHD as the top-ranked team in the 2014 NZPPL Pro X-Ball standings, with 100 ranking points from the Auckland event.[3]

The result added a national-level tournament victory to the team's four-event SAPC championship season.

=== 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia ===

ADHD travelled to Malaysia to compete at the '''2014 Paintball World Cup Asia''', an international tournament held from '''7–9 November 2014'''.

The event formed part of the [[Paintball Asia League Series]] (PALS) and attracted teams from across Asia and the wider international paintball community.

ADHD entered '''Division 2''', competing against teams from Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and other countries.

The team's PBLeagues record lists a final placing of '''12th among 22 teams''', with 50.5 ranking points.[1]

The event schedule also records ADHD competing in Division 2 matches, including a scheduled game against Waxers Legion on the opening day.[4]

The tournament represented a documented international appearance by an Auckland team that had competed predominantly in New Zealand during the preceding season.

=== 2015 season ===

ADHD returned to domestic tournament competition in 2015, participating in the SAPC Race Series and independent Auckland events.

The team won the first SAPC Open X-Ball event of the season, held on 31 January–1 February, finishing first among eight participating teams.

Subsequent events produced more varied results, with ADHD finishing third in April, fourth in June and third in August.[1]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ ADHD – 2015 SAPC Open X-Ball results
! Event
! Dates
! Position
! Ranking points
|-
| SAPC D4 & Open Event #1
| 31 January – 1 February
| 1st of 8
| 100
|-
| SAPC D4 & Open Event #2
| 11–12 April
| 3rd of 7
| 70
|-
| SAPC D4 & Open Event #3
| 13–14 June
| 4th of 5
| 32.5
|-
| SAPC D4 & Open Event #4
| 1–2 August
| 3rd of 4
| 40
|}

'''Auckland Faction''' won the 2015 SAPC Open X-Ball season standings, followed by Addicted and ADHD.[5]

==== Auckland Paintball Cup ====

ADHD competed in the '''Auckland Paintball Cup''' on 7–8 March 2015.

The tournament was held at Asylum Paintball and featured an Open X-Ball division.

ADHD finished '''sixth among seven teams''', earning 25 ranking points.[1]

The event also attracted visiting Australian players and teams.

A report published by paintball equipment manufacturer DYE in April 2015 describes the Australian team Hard2Overcome's participation in the event. The report records Hard2Overcome defeating ADHD 4–0 during the tournament and notes that Australian players were guesting for ADHD.[6]

==== Asylum Paintball Cup ====

ADHD was registered in Open X-Ball at the Asylum Paintball Cup on '''26–27 September 2015'''.

The team's PBLeagues event history records its participation without publishing a final placing.[1]

The tournament attracted both New Zealand and international competitors, including Australian teams.

=== 2016 Auckland Paintball Cup ===

ADHD continued competing in 2016.

At the '''Auckland Paintball Cup''', held on '''16–17 April 2016''', the team finished '''third among eight teams''' in Division 2 X-Ball.[1]

The recorded result awarded ADHD approximately 74.29 ranking points.

Other teams competing at the event included CamoMeat and Phoenix Tahiti, reflecting the participation of local and overseas competitors in Auckland tournament paintball.

The April 2016 Auckland Paintball Cup is the latest event presently listed on ADHD's surviving PBLeagues team record. The absence of subsequent entries does not establish when the team ceased competing.

== Secondary teams ==

ADHD entered additional squads in South Auckland Paintball Club competitions.

The 2014 SAPC standings include '''ADHD BLACK''', '''ADHD RED''' and '''ADHD White''' alongside the principal ADHD Open X-Ball entry.[2]

=== ADHD BLACK ===

ADHD BLACK competed in the Open X-Ball division at the May 2014 SAPC Race Series event.

The team finished sixth among eight entries, earning 25 ranking points.[2]

=== ADHD RED ===

ADHD RED competed in the 2014 SAPC '''Mechanical Pump Division 4''' series.

The squad won the May and July events before finishing second at the September event.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ ADHD RED – 2014 Mechanical Pump Division 4
! Event
! Position
! Ranking points
|-
| May Race #2
| 1st
| 100
|-
| July Race #3
| 1st
| 100
|-
| September Race #4
| 2nd
| 70
|-
! colspan="2" | Season total
! 270
|}

ADHD RED won the 2014 Mechanical Pump Division 4 season championship with 270 ranking points, ahead of OFF and One Shot Bro.[2]

=== ADHD White ===

ADHD White appeared in the Mechanical Pump Division 4 competition at the May 2014 SAPC event.

The team finished third, recording 40 ranking points.[2]

The use of multiple entries allowed players associated with ADHD to participate in both electronic-marker X-Ball and mechanical pump divisions. The exact relationships between the squads and their individual rosters have not been established.

== Tournament record ==

ADHD's principal documented tournament results between 2014 and 2016 are summarised below.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Tournament
! Division
! Result
|-
| 2014
| SAPC February Race #1
| Open X-Ball
| 1st of 6
|-
| 2014
| SAPC May Race #2
| Open X-Ball
| 1st of 8
|-
| 2014
| SAPC July Race #3
| Open X-Ball
| 1st of 7
|-
| 2014
| NZPPL Race 2-4 Event 2
| Pro X-Ball
| 1st of 6
|-
| 2014
| SAPC September Race #4
| Open X-Ball
| 1st of 5
|-
| 2014
| Paintball World Cup Asia, Malaysia
| Division 2
| 12th of 22
|-
| 2015
| SAPC D4 & Open Event #1
| Open X-Ball
| 1st of 8
|-
| 2015
| Auckland Paintball Cup
| Open X-Ball
| 6th of 7
|-
| 2015
| SAPC D4 & Open Event #2
| Open X-Ball
| 3rd of 7
|-
| 2015
| SAPC D4 & Open Event #3
| Open X-Ball
| 4th of 5
|-
| 2015
| SAPC D4 & Open Event #4
| Open X-Ball
| 3rd of 4
|-
| 2015
| Asylum Paintball Cup
| Open X-Ball
| Not recorded
|-
| 2016
| Auckland Paintball Cup
| Division 2 X-Ball
| 3rd of 8
|}

Source: PBLeagues team event history.[1]

== Home field ==

ADHD's registered home field was [[Asylum Paintball]], located at the former Kingseat Hospital complex in Kingseat, Karaka, south of Auckland.[1]

The facility provided outdoor Sup'Air tournament fields and served as a venue for SAPC Race Series events, NZPPL tournaments and independent competitions.

Asylum's tournament facilities were used by Auckland-based teams for regular training and organised competitions throughout the 2010s.

== Competition formats ==

ADHD competed in several forms of tournament paintball.

=== Open and Pro X-Ball ===

The principal ADHD team competed in Open X-Ball and Pro X-Ball divisions.

These formats used timed matches with multiple points, generally played on fields containing inflatable tournament bunkers.

ADHD's recorded tournament victories in 2014 were achieved in these formats.

=== Division 2 X-Ball ===

The team entered Division 2 at the 2014 World Cup Asia tournament in Malaysia and the 2016 Auckland Paintball Cup.

Division classifications were determined by the organisers of the respective competitions and should not be assumed to be directly equivalent between tournaments or countries.

=== Mechanical pump ===

The ADHD RED and ADHD White squads competed in mechanical pump competitions organised by South Auckland Paintball Club.

These events used pump-action paintball markers, creating a separate equipment category from the electronic-marker X-Ball competitions.

== International competition ==

ADHD's documented international appearance took place at the 2014 Paintball World Cup Asia in Malaysia.

The tournament provided an opportunity for the team to compete against opponents outside the New Zealand domestic circuit.

ADHD placed 12th of 22 in Division 2, according to PBLeagues.[1]

The team's participation forms part of New Zealand's involvement in international paintball events in the Asia-Pacific region during the 2010s.

== See also ==

* [[History of paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Asylum Paintball]]
* [[South Auckland Paintball Club]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
* [[Paintball Asia League Series]]
* [[Paintball World Cup Asia]]
* [[Auckland Faction]]
* [[CamoMeat]]

== References ==

# [https://pbleagues.com/team/OsP8T5RKxmUCKT9A ADHD – Team Profile and Event History]. ''PBLeagues''. Home field, registration date and tournament results, 2014–2016.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2014 South Auckland Paintball Club – 2014 Season Rankings]. ''PBLeagues''. Open X-Ball and mechanical pump championship results.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/267/seasonRankings/2014 New Zealand Paintball Players League – 2014 Season Rankings]. ''PBLeagues''. August Pro X-Ball results.
# [https://pbleagues.com/event/3642/schedule Paintball World Cup Asia 2014 – Match Schedule]. ''PBLeagues'', November 2014.
# [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2015 South Auckland Paintball Club – 2015 Season Rankings]. ''PBLeagues''.
# [https://shop.dyepaintball.com/blogs/news/36938947-asylum-cup-auckland-trip-2015 Asylum Cup – Auckland Trip 2015]. ''DYE Paintball'', 13 April 2015.

== External links ==

* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-ADHD/120218018147786 Team ADHD – Historical Facebook page]
* [https://pbleagues.com/team/OsP8T5RKxmUCKT9A ADHD – PBLeagues team profile]
* [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2014 2014 SAPC championship standings]
* [https://pbleagues.com/league/262/seasonRankings/2015 2015 SAPC championship standings]
* [https://pbleagues.com/league/267/seasonRankings/2014 2014 NZPPL standings]
* [https://pbleagues.com/event/3642/schedule 2014 World Cup Asia match schedule]

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